Gonna win game 5.

[Horse]

Pop is stubborn but he will finally adjust. The thunder don't score well unless the get fast break points. The bench showed ball movement is everything they whipped it around and scored with ease. The starters now see that they can do the same. Say what you will but okc starters were still out there and they were still playing hard.

[doobs]

Having the bench out there hustling in the second half was the best thing to happen for a game like that. First, the Spurs starters got to see what energy and balls look like. Second, the Spurs starters got to feel frustrated and antsy and ultimately disappointed that they couldn't get out there. They'll be hungry as fuck. Third, Spurs bench got a nice confidence boost outplaying the OKC starters. Fourth, OKC is coached by a moron who left his starters out there because ... well, who knows why, but he probably was irrationally scared of a Spurs comeback. Shows you how much faith he has in his team.

Not worried. Spurs got this.

[Gino-Step]

It doesn't matter if the starters "learned from watching, or saw what energy it takes" The fucking personnel on the starting lineup HAVE NO ENERGY.

Parker and Duncan are fucking slower and weaker than Joseph and Baynes.

Duncan can't "hustle" at age 38. That's your problem. It'll be the same in game 5. All I want to know is does Pop have the fucking balls to play this dude only 15 minutes.

[Spurs_Be_Beastin']

Spurs gonna win 2 games in a row, book it.
that Corey Jojo dunk should give them all the motivation and confidence they need.

[Horse]

I just can't believe one guy can make that big of a difference. It is all mental you saw the bench did not care who they were playing the score or anything they just went out there and ran the system and it worked great.

[Jimcs50]

Need to get Westbrook to put up his all too common 7-21 game.

[Darius Bieber]

What is Pop gonna adjust? He hasn't figured out OKC in 4 years, what the hell makes him figure them out in just a day off between games? Disillusional Spurs fan smh.

[Oh, Gee!!]

I just can't believe one guy can make that big of a difference. It is all mental you saw the bench did not care who they were playing the score or anything they just went out there and ran the system and it worked great.

Ibaka can make a difference because he scores baskets, gets rebounds on offense and defense which lead to baskets by his teammates, blocks shots on defense which result in fast break points for his team, alters shots which results in missed shots by the spurs, etc.

[Horse]

Ibaka can make a difference because he scores baskets, gets rebounds on offense and defense which lead to baskets by his teammates, blocks shots on defense which result in fast break points for his team, alters shots which results in missed shots by the spurs, etc.
Ofcourse he makes a difference but not the difference we've seen from the first 2 games to the last two.

[HemisfairArena]

Spur fan should never question how important a defensive player is to a teams success,,,,especially after 6. No Duncan on the floor. No 5th title. Ibaka changes that teams dynamic and gives them a bruiser in the paint which frees up the rest of them to focus on offensive.

[Oh, Gee!!]

Ofcourse he makes a difference but not the difference we've seen from the first 2 games to the last two.

Why not? He could be worth a 30 point-swing in the thunder's favor given his contributions on offense, defense, and rebounding.

[hommeaetage]

Spur fan should never question how important a defensive player is to a teams success,,,,especially after 6. No Duncan on the floor. No 5th title. Ibaka changes that teams dynamic and gives them a bruiser in the paint which frees up the rest of them to focus on offensive.

Except that we've watched plenty other teams deal with Ibaka without problems. Ibaka is good, but not that good

[rascal]

Why not? He could be worth a 30 point-swing in the thunder's favor given his contributions on offense, defense, and rebounding.

Agree. If you disagree then you haven't watched the first 4 games in this series.